grade 8: wetlands of the world

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Wetlands of the World Description: This activity is designed to accompany the Grade 8 GUSH Workshop. Students will research different aspects of a major wetland of the world and present their findings in the format of a pamphlet. Grade Level: Grade 8 Setting: Classroom Learning Objectives: 1. Use a range of resources to research information about wetlands. 2. Organise research using a graphic organizer. 3. Present finalized research in the format of an informative pamphlet. Duration: 23 lessons Key Words: Wetland Endangered Biodiversity Groundwater Filtration Pamphlet Related Curriculum Links: Understanding Earth and Space Systems: Water Systems 2.6 use appropriate science and technology vocabulary, including water table, aquifer, polar icecap, and salinity, in oral and written communication 2.7 use a variety of forms (e.g., oral, written, graphic, multimedia) to communicate with different audiences and for a variety of purposes 3.1 identify the various states of water on the earth’s surface, their distribution, relative amounts, and circulation, and the conditions under which they exist 3.3 explain how human and natural factors cause changes in the water table Writing 1.3 gather information to support ideas for writing, using a variety of strategies and a wide range of print and electronic sources 1.4 sort and classify ideas and information for their writing in a variety of ways that allow them to manipulate information and see different combinations and relationships in their data 1.5 identify and order main ideas and supporting details and group them into units that could be used to develop a summary, a debate, or a report of several paragraphs, using a variety of strategies ( 1.6 determine whether the ideas and information they have gathered are relevant, appropriate, and sufficiently specific for the purpose, and do more planning and research if necessary 3.8 produce pieces of published work to meet identified criteria based on the expectations

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Wetlands  of  the  World    

Description:    This  activity  is  designed  to  accompany  the  Grade  8  GUSH  Workshop.  Students  will  research  different  aspects  of  a  major  wetland  of  the  world  and  present  their  findings  in  the  format  of  a  pamphlet.  

Grade  Level:    Grade  8  

Setting:    Classroom    

Learning  Objectives:  1.  Use  a  range  of  resources  to  research  information  about  wetlands.  2.  Organise  research  using  a  graphic  organizer.  3.  Present  finalized  research  in  the  format  of  an  informative  pamphlet.  

Duration:    2-­‐3  lessons  

Key  Words:  -­‐Wetland  -­‐Endangered  -­‐Biodiversity  -­‐Groundwater  -­‐Filtration  -­‐Pamphlet        

Related  Curriculum  Links:    Understanding  Earth  and  Space  Systems:  Water  Systems  2.6  use  appropriate  science  and  technology  vocabulary,  including  water  table,  aquifer,  polar  ice-­‐cap,  and  salinity,  in  oral  and  written  communication  2.7  use  a  variety  of  forms  (e.g.,  oral,  written,  graphic,  multimedia)  to  communicate  with  different  audiences  and  for  a  variety  of  purposes  3.1  identify  the  various  states  of  water  on  the  earth’s  surface,  their  distribution,  relative  amounts,  and  circulation,  and  the  conditions  under  which  they  exist  3.3  explain  how  human  and  natural  factors  cause  changes  in  the  water  table    Writing  1.3  gather  information  to  support  ideas  for  writing,  using  a  variety  of  strategies  and  a  wide  range  of  print  and  electronic  sources  1.4  sort  and  classify  ideas  and  information  for  their  writing  in  a  variety  of  ways  that  allow  them  to  manipulate  information  and  see  different  combinations  and  relationships  in  their  data  1.5  identify  and  order  main  ideas  and  supporting  details  and  group  them  into  units  that  could  be  used  to  develop  a  summary,  a  debate,  or  a  report  of  several  paragraphs,  using  a  variety  of  strategies  (  1.6  determine  whether  the  ideas  and  information  they  have  gathered  are  relevant,  appropriate,  and  sufficiently  specific  for  the  purpose,  and  do  more  planning  and  research  if  necessary  3.8  produce  pieces  of  published  work  to  meet  identified  criteria  based  on  the  expectations    

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 Equipment:    -­‐  Helpful  Research  Links:  http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/about_freshwater/intro/  https://www.ec.gc.ca/eau-­‐water/default.asp?lang=En&n=27147C37-­‐1  http://www.ducks.ca/  -­‐  Laptops  -­‐  Markers  -­‐  Wetlands  of  the  World  Photographs  (attached)  

Consumables:  -­‐  Copies  of  Tin  Roof  Global’s  Wetland  Research  Organizer  worksheet  (attached)  -­‐  Coloured  paper  

Safety  Considerations:    N/A  

Lesson:  Starter  (5  minutes):  Explain  to  students  that  wetlands  are  found  all  over  the  world.  Show  them  the  Wetlands  of  the  World  Photographs  have  them  guess  where  each  wetland  is  located  in  the  world.        Activity  (over  span  of  2-­‐3  lessons):  Explain  to  students  that  they  will  be  researching  different  aspects  of  wetlands  and  presenting  their  research  in  the  format  of  a  pamphlet.  Topics  they  should  address  in  their  pamphlet  are:  

-­‐ What  a  wetland  is  -­‐ Why  wetlands  are  important  -­‐ Ways  in  which  wetlands  are  negatively  impacted  -­‐ How  wetlands  can  be  protected  -­‐ Information  about  a  major  wetland  in  the  world  (size,  location,  number/type  of  plant  

and  animal  species,  endangerment  status)    Give  each  student  a  copy  of  the  Wetland  Research  Organizer  worksheet  and  explain  that  they  can  use  it  to  organize  their  researched  information.  Students  can  use  a  range  of  resources  to  research  information,  including  internet,  books,  magazines,  articles  etc.  When  students  have  completed  their  worksheet  and  has  it  approved,  they  can  then  move  on  to  completing  their  pamphlet.      Conclusion  (15  minutes):    Find  students  who  researched  the  same  major  wetland  and  group  them  together.  Each  group  must  then  prepare  and  present  a  short  presentation  of  their  major  wetland  to  share  to  the  class.    Accommodations/Modifications  Students  can  present  their  researched  information  in  a  variety  of  formats  (video,  presentation,  

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 power  point  etc.)  Extensions  Students  can  prepare  short  public  service  announcements  about  wetlands  to  present  on  morning  announcements,  post  on  classroom  website  etc.    

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 Wetland  Research  Organizer  

   

Name:  ……………………………………………………                

What  is  a  wetland?  

Why  are  wetlands  important?  

How  are  wetlands  negatively  impacted?  

How  can  wetlands  be  protected?  

Give  information  on  a  major  wetland  in  the  world  (size,  location,  number/type  of  plant  and  animal  species,  endangerment  status)  

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 Wetlands  of  the  World  Photographs  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pantanal,  Brazil  

 

 

                                   Camargue,  France  

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Wasur  National  Park,  Indonesia  

                                         Kakadu  National  Park,  Australia  

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                                               Kerala  Backwaters,  India                                              Okavango,  Botswana  

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                                                 Everglades,  USA                                            Danube  Delta,  Romania